Facilities Update

The Facilities Update is distributed by email each week on Tuesday. It contains a summary of the news and events to help team members and colleagues across all the Facilities departments be informed of issues and situations they need to know and/or would help them do their job.

This is an archive of past editions so you can catch up on the latest in Facilities.

For submissions or questions, please email communications@vpfo.ubc.ca.


Apr 29, 2025

Facilities Update – April 29, 2025

Lapu Lapu Day tragedy – supports for Facilities staff | Requesting materials in the new Planon app | Road closures during BMO Marathon on Sunday, May 4 | USB Power shutdown: Saturday June 13, 2026 | Earth Day: Working together to keep campus beautiful | NJSS April 2025 | Thermal units current operating status | 2 weeks until VPFO Day! | Staying safe at work: Step ladder safety | Emergency preparedness: Text, don’t call

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Apr 22, 2025

Facilities Update – April 22, 2025

Launching our new Policy & Procedure Development Framework | New Fleet Management Policy: Driving toward safety & sustainability | Access Desk is only open during UBC Bookstore hours | Safety boots sale on May 14 | Summer is renovation season | Our New Planon App: Improved notes, statuses, and photos | April 28 is the National Day of Mourning | Thermal units current operating statuses | Happy Vaisakhi | Stay safe at work: Extension ladder safety | Prepare for an emergency: Automated External Defibrillators (AED) on campus

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Apr 15, 2025

Facilities Update – April 15, 2025

Energizing the future: SHED project wins 2025 SAB Award | USB Lighting Renewal starting in late April | Coming this May! The Planon app is getting an upgrade | Ant season is here: Help keep pests away | Upcoming road closures: April 26 and May 5 | It’s not too late to join Clean up the Campus | UBC Facilities Golf Tournament | Thermal units current operating status | Staying safe at work: Pre-use inspections | Emergency preparedness: Keep a pair of shoes by your bed in case of a nighttime earthquake

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Apr 08, 2025

Facilities Update – April 8, 2025

UBC opens Gordon B. Shrum Building | Solid Waste Infrastructure Guidelines update | New Scaffolding Safe Work Procedures | No parking in the cut-out in front of the Klinck Building | Shaping resilient campuses webinar recording | Zone list update | NJSS | Thermal units current operating status | Join the Clean up the Campus Event | 2025 UBC Facilities Golf Tournament | Staying safe at work: Workplace inspections | Emergency preparedness: Get to know your neighbours

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Apr 01, 2025

Facilities Update – April 1, 2025

Our roadmap: strengthening service for a growing campus | Report any issues after radio network upgrades | Be the first to try the new Planon app | Reminder: Fill out the survey for the new Facilities website | Keeping the air flowing: Brimacombe VFDs replaced | Fire alarm monitoring transitioned to new company | Custodial Services thinking ahead | Thermal units current operating status | Thermal projects | Staying safe at work: Working safely at heights | Emergency preparedness: Pet preparedness

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